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Say, “Thank you”: Why Gratitude is Your Superpower
This Thanksgiving, my invitation is to pause and consider the role gratitude plays in your writer’s journey. Gratitude is not just a feel-good emotion; it is the way, the path to navigating challenges, strengthening your resilience, and fueling your process. Think of gratitude as your superpower. Find Strength in the Challenges You Have Overcome Think about the struggles you have faced and conquered in your creative life—the dragons you have slain, all the times you broke …
5 Steps You Need Now to Protect Your Focus and Creativity
With the U.S. elections just days away, many of us, myself included, are feeling a heightened sense of anxiety and distraction. In the maelstrom of our current “now,” it is easy to lose sight of your creativity and pay more attention to the noise from the media than your own work. The political landscape, combined with a constant stream of updates on global events, can easily pull you away from your creative projects and affect your emotional wellbeing. While you cannot contr…
5 Proven Ways to Unlock Your Creative Genius
We pour our hearts and souls into the scripts we write, our creative work, spending hours and hours alone looking at a keyboard and words on a screen, wondering what to write next. We start asking ourselves if our work is good enough. Then, the floodgates open. What if no one buys my project? What if I only have one script in me? Then, you think the unsayable, "I hate my script." If this is you, you are not alone, my creative friend. Rejection, writer's block, and self-doubt can really t…
8 Science-Backed Strategies For Film & TV Writers To Finish The Year Strong
As we near the end of summer, it is a natural time for reflection. What were your creative ambitions at the beginning of the year? Which scripts did you set out to write? What projects did you hope to be working on by now? What milestones did you envision reaching in your career? Lately, I have noticed several articles encouraging us to use the remaining months of the year to fulfill our goals and intentions from January. While these articles are filled with motivation and encouragemen…
15 Powerful Tips to Embrace Abundance in Your Creative Journey
This month, I want to encourage you to explore an abundance mindset. It could significantly change your work and your approach to it. Many times, we believe we view the world from a "glass half-full" perspective when, in fact, we might unconsciously see it as half-empty—a scarcity mindset. This mindset can be shaped by lifelong conditioning, negative biases, upbringing, or the influence of friends, family, and society. Whether you realize it or not, a “glass half-empty&rdquo…
Unlock Your Creative Flow: 15 Summer Wellbeing Tips for Writers
Happy Summer, Stage 32! I have some exciting news to share! "Take a Shot at Happiness: How to Write, Direct & Produce the Life You Want" has been recognized as the winner of the National Indie Excellence Awards in two categories: Wellbeing Winner and Personal Growth Finalist. The National Indie Excellence Awards honor presses that go the extra mile to produce books of excellence in every aspect. That now makes four awards my book has won, and I share all of them with those who have …
A Writer’s Guide To Staying Inspired & Motivated When It Gets SH***Y
Staring at a blank computer screen, hoping the words will come. Seeing the idea you have been secretly working on for months was just purchased by a major studio from another writer who had a similar idea. Bitter clashes over creative differences. All realities in our creative world. How does one maintain that peaceful, easy feeling inside when one's head and heart are exploding with anything but peaceful, easy feelings? Well, first, take some quiet time to just breathe—long inhal…
Turning Setbacks Into Success: How Creatives Handle Rejection
I recently hosted an AMA—Ask Me Anything here on Stage 32. One of the questions asked by a community member was about how to handle rejection and not internalize it. I felt this was a good one to share and expand on in this month's blog because rejection is a challenge for all of us to handle well. Even as an award-winning producer and author, lord knows I have had my share of "sorry, this is a pass for us" or "this project does not fit our current slate." Whether in our careers, r…
Spring Into Creativity: Harnessing The Power Of The Season For Inspired Writing
Easter and Passover are upon us; both coincide with the arrival of spring, the season of renewal. Just as the earth awakens from winter's slumber, bursting with new life, vibrant colors, and fresh smells filling the air, so too do our minds teem with creative potential during this transformative time. However, as we ponder rebirth and growth, it is important not to overlook the foundation upon which our creativity thrives: our health. Taking Care Of Your Health Amidst the hustle of our…
Self-Love Lessons For Creatives: Navigating The Power Of Alone Time
I love love in all its forms. It is what makes you, me, us go round. As we are in the month of love, I want to write about just this topic. As creatives, I think many struggle with love in ways that are unique to our industry, especially when it comes to ourselves. We can take a lot of rejection over a prolonged period, so much so that we begin to believe that we and our work are, well, not so much – that is a harsh position to take with oneself. And as storytellers, especially w…
Taking a Leap: A Guide to Embracing Happiness This Year!
Still Happy New Year! I am that person who celebrates the new year all month long, embracing fresh dreams and aspirations. While we are motivated to make this year better than the last one, many of us feel hesitation, even paralyzed, unable to move forward. I, too, have been in this place, feeling stuck and overwhelmed by fear. What has helped me? Learning to take a leap of faith, to believe in myself and a power greater than me. Today’s message aims to inspire you to do the same…
A Path To Self-Care And Wellbeing
Festive season greetings! While this is a joyous time of year, it can be challenging for many. If you or someone you care about ever feel a bit blue, I have something special for you. All this past month, I have been sharing a Happiness Wellbeing Advent Calendar filled with daily self-care inspiration on my social media. I thought it might brighten your first days for the coming year. I have included all twenty-five self-care advent calendar tips. Consider keeping this blog elsewhere to…
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